DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) is hoping to attract 140,000 tourists from the UK by the end of this year, according to Rashed Al Qurese, Executive Director of Marketing and Promotions at QTA.
Last year there were 132,000 tourists from the UK who came to Qatar, said Al Qurese.
The QTA currently has relationships with 32 UK tour operators — up from 17 in 2012 — and hopes to have 40 suppliers by the turn of year.
Qatar Tourism Authority launched its concerted trade activity in the UK this year, with 147 frontline selling staff registering for its Tawash online training programme and 86 qualifying as specialists within a month of launch.The Peninsula
